Indian Dance Literature and Publications

This quiz will test your knowledge about the literature and publications related to Indian dance.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which book by Kapila Vatsyayan is considered a seminal work on the history of Indian dance?

  1. Classical Indian Dance in Literature and the Arts
  2. The Square and the Circle of the Indian Arts
  3. Bharatanatyam: The Tamil Heritage
  4. Kathakali: The Art of the Storyteller
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book 'The Dance of Shiva: Fourteen Indian Essays'?

  1. Ananda Coomaraswamy
  2. Rabindranath Tagore
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Sarojini Naidu
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which publication is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Indian dance?

  1. Sangeet Natak
  2. Nritya Darpan
  3. Indian Dance Review
  4. The Journal of the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Dance Abroad
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the editor of the book 'The Oxford India Anthology of Performance: Dance and Music'?

  1. Ashish Khokar
  2. Anuradha Kapur
  3. Aditi Mangaldas
  4. Leela Samson
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which book by Sunil Kothari is considered a standard reference work on the history of Indian dance?

  1. Bharatanatyam: A Journey Through Time
  2. Kathak: The Art of the Storyteller
  3. Odissi: The Dance of the Divine
  4. Kuchipudi: The Jewel of Andhra Pradesh
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book 'The Kathakali Tradition: A Study of Its Music, Dance, and Drama'?

  1. Margaret H. Sloat
  2. Judith Becker
  3. B.M. Sundaram
  4. Kapila Vatsyayan
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which book by Mohan Khokar is a comprehensive study of the history and development of Odissi dance?

  1. Odissi: The Dance of the Divine
  2. Kuchipudi: The Jewel of Andhra Pradesh
  3. Kathakali: The Art of the Storyteller
  4. Bharatanatyam: A Journey Through Time
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book 'Dance in India: The Regional Traditions'?

  1. Kapila Vatsyayan
  2. Sunil Kothari
  3. Mohan Khokar
  4. Margaret H. Sloat
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which book by Leela Samson is a collection of essays on Indian dance?

  1. The Oxford India Anthology of Performance: Dance and Music
  2. Dance in India: The Regional Traditions
  3. Bharatanatyam: A Journey Through Time
  4. Kathakali: The Art of the Storyteller
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book 'The Indian Dance Tradition: A History'?

  1. Kapila Vatsyayan
  2. Sunil Kothari
  3. Mohan Khokar
  4. Margaret H. Sloat
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which book by Judith Becker is a study of the relationship between dance and music in Indian classical dance?

  1. The Kathakali Tradition: A Study of Its Music, Dance, and Drama
  2. Dance in India: The Regional Traditions
  3. The Indian Dance Tradition: A History
  4. The Oxford India Anthology of Performance: Dance and Music
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book 'Kuchipudi: The Jewel of Andhra Pradesh'?

  1. Sunil Kothari
  2. Mohan Khokar
  3. Margaret H. Sloat
  4. Kapila Vatsyayan
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which book by B.M. Sundaram is a study of the history and development of Kathak dance?

  1. The Kathakali Tradition: A Study of Its Music, Dance, and Drama
  2. Dance in India: The Regional Traditions
  3. The Indian Dance Tradition: A History
  4. Kathak: The Art of the Storyteller
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book 'Bharatanatyam: The Tamil Heritage'?

  1. Kapila Vatsyayan
  2. Sunil Kothari
  3. Mohan Khokar
  4. Margaret H. Sloat
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which book by Aditi Mangaldas is a collection of essays on Indian dance?

  1. The Oxford India Anthology of Performance: Dance and Music
  2. Dance in India: The Regional Traditions
  3. The Indian Dance Tradition: A History
  4. Bharatanatyam: The Tamil Heritage